Now 3-1 in the UFC, Benitez got back in the win column after a knockout loss to Andre Fili in his previous performance. Sicilia hoped to land a knockout punch early in the fight, but Benitez kept to the fundamentals and countered with fast punches while attacking the legs.

“What surprised me was the fight in my opponent,” he said via translator. “He kept coming at me.”

By the second frame, however, Sicilia had tired of coming out on the losing end of exchanges and telegraphed a takedown. While doing so, he exposed his neck to a guillotine choke.

For Benitez, a fight on home soil sounds like a good reward for his finish. Check out the above video for more from Benitez after his win over Sicilia.